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Constitution and By-Laws 



OF 



The 

American Foundrymen's 

Association. 



Adopted June 3, 1901. 



NEW YORK, N. Y. 
1901. 






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CONSTITUTION 

OF 

AMERICAN FOUNDRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



ARTICLE I. 

Name and Object. 

Sec. I. This Association shall be known as the A^merican 
Foundrymen's Association. 

Sec. 2. The objects of this Association shall be the ad- 
vancement of the interest of foundry operators, or all who are 
concerned in the casting of any kind of metal in sand, or loam 
moulds, for any purpose; to collect for the use of the Association 
all proper information connected with the foundry business; to 
interchange experience and encourage uniform customs and 
actions among foundrvmen. 

ARTICLE 11. 
Membership. 

Sec. I. The membership of this Association shall consist of 
three classes to be called, respectively, active, associate and hon- 
orary members. 

Sec. 2. Any person, firm, or corporation, engaged in the 
production of castings of any kind, as employer, superintend- 
ent, foreman or chemist, may be elected an active member; and 
any associate member may become an active member when 
recommended b)^ the Executive Board and approved by a ma- 
jority vote of the Association at any regular meeting. 

Sec. 3. Any person whose knowledge or services are val- 
uable toward the objects of this Association may be elected an 
associate member. 

Sec. 4. Any individual whose knowledge or services, in 
connection with the objects of this Association, have made him 
pre-eminent among his fellows, may be elected an honorary 
member. 

ARTICLE III. 

Sec. I. The officers of this Association shall consist of a 
president, eight vice-presidents, a secretary, and a treasurer, who 
shall together form the Executive Board of this Association. 

Sec. 2. The eight vice-presidents shall be selected from 
their respective districts as follows : 



(i) New England States. 

(2) New York and New Jersey. 

(3) Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and District of Co- 
lumbia. 

(4) Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. 

(5) Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New 
Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California. 

(6) Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South 
Dakota, Idaho, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, Washington and 
Oregon. 

(7) Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolma, South Caro- 
lina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louis- 
iana, Oklahoma and Texas. 

(8) Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, in the Dominion of 
Canada. 

The vice-presidents shall elect one of their number as senior 
vice-president. 

ARTICLE IV. 

Sec. I. There shall be an annual meeting of this Associa- 
tion during the month of May, the date and location of which 
shall be fixed by the Association at its regular annual meeting; 
provided, that if no time and place are determined upon at the 
annual meeting, the Executive Board shall fix the time and place 
at least three months in advance of the said meeting. Twenty- 
five members shall constitute a quorum of the Association. 

Sec. 2. Meetings of the Executive Board may be called by 
the president or by any three members of the said Board, and 
five members shall constitute a quorum. 

ARTICLE V. 
Sec. I. This constitution may be amended at any regular 
meeting of the Association by a two-thirds vote of those present, 
provided the affirmative vote represent a majority of the mem- 
bers of this Association ; and provided, also, that in case the re- 
quired majority be not present, the Secretary shall, within 30 
days after adjournment, submit the proposed amendment for 
letter ballot by mail. 

BY-LAWS. 

Duties of Officers. 
Sec. I. The duties of the president shall be to preside at the 
meetings of the Association and of the Executive Board, and to 

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perform such other duties as usually devolve upon a presiding of- 
ficer. 

Sec. 2. The senior vice-president shall perform the duties 
of the president when the latter is absent or unable to perform 
the same, or in case of a vacancy in the office of the president. 

Sec. 3. The duties of the secretary shall be to keep a full 
and accurate record of the proceedings of the Association and 
Executive Board; to make an annual report at the annual meet- 
ing, showing the number of active, associate and honorary 
members of the Association, the amount of dues collected, and 
the orders issued on the treasurer, and he shall perform such 
other duties as may be assigned to him by the president or Ex- 
ecutive Board. 

Sec. 4. The duties of the treasurer shall be to take charge 
of all funds of the Association, and pay them out only upon the 
order of the secretary, countersigned by the president; he shall 
report at the annual meeting his receipts and disbursements for 
the year, in detail; he shall give a bond, the amount of which is 
to be fixed by the Executive Board. 

Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to man- 
age the affairs of the Association to the best of their ability. 

Membership. 

Sec. 6. All applications for membership shall be made to 
the secretary. 

Sec. 7. On the first day of each month the secretary shall 
mail to each member of the Executive Board a list of applicants 
for membership. If he shall not receive, by the 15th day of the 
same month, the written protest of two of the members of the 
Executive Board to any application, he shall then enroll the said 
applicants as members of the Association, and notify them at 
once of their election. 

Dues. 

Sec. 8. The annual dues for each active or associate mem- 
ber of the Association shall be $10.00, which shall be due and 
payable annually in the month of July. Provided that members 
of local Foundrymen's Associations, affiliated with this Associa- 
tion, shall be required to pay but $5.00 as annual dues. 

Sec. 9. No dues or assessments of any kind shall be col- 
lected from honorary members. 

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Elections. 

Sec. lo. All officers of the Association shall be elected by 
ballot by the active members of the Association at its annual 
meetings; a majority vote of those voting being necessary to 
elect. 

Sec. II. All officers of the Association shall hold office for 
one year from the adjournment of the annual raeeting at which 
they are elected, and until their successors shall have been 
elected. In the case of a vacancy occurring in any office during 
the year, the Executive Board shall ffil the vacancy for the un- 
expired term. 

Order of Business. 

Sec. 12. The order of business to be observed at annual 
meetings shall be as follows: 

(i) Reading of the minutes of the last meeting. 

(2) Announcement by the president of special committees, 
as follows: 

A committee of five to nominate officers for the following 
year. 

A committee of three to audit the accounts of the secretary 
and treasurer. 

A committee of five to report on papers to be presented to 
the Association. 

(3) Report of officers and standing committees. 

(4) Report of special committees. 

(5) Unfinished business. 

(6) New business. 

(7) Election of officers. 

Amendments. 

Sec. 13. These by-laws may be amended at any regular 
meeting of the Association by a two-thirds vote of those pres- 
ent, provided the affirmative vote represent a majority of the 
members of the Association ; and provided, also, that in case the 
required majority be not present, the Secretary shah, within 30 
days after adjournment, submit the proposed amendment for 
letter ballot by mail. 

Rules of Order. 

Sec. 14. Roberts' Parliamentary Rules of Order shall be 
recognized as authority by this Association. 

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